{"product_id":"book-ee8a","title":"The Unavailable Father","description":" The father\/daughter relationship is crucial in a girls  development. It has a profound impact on her sense of who she is  and on all her future intimate relationships, with either men or  women. The failure of the father-daughter relationship can send a  young girl into adulthood convinced she is a woman without worth.  The author  conducted in-depth interviews with 75 women over  25 who became successful in their professional and\/or personal  lives despite the lack of a father's recognition and affection;  These women are from a wide range of economic, ethnic,  educational and geographic backgrounds. While every womans  story is unique, certain patterns emerge: There are fathers who  only can love conditionally, fathers who buy a daughters  love but give none in return, fathers whose daughters are simply  extensions of their own egos, fathers who slyly manipulate, fathers  who thrive on the power and control they assert; still others who  are verbally or physically abusive, some who are shadow-figures,  and others who are simply not present at all. Not all dysfunctional  or abusive fathers can be neatly categorized, but every woman whose  life was dominated by a difficult Dad will recognize the  helplessness of the child who never can please.   While the legacy of pain that these fathers leave is deep, there  is much that can be done to alleviate and even to conquer it. Using  these womens stories as well as her insights from her  private practice, and citing the most recent research, Dr.  Rosenthal outlines nine basic strategies to overcome the void left  by an absent father and illustrates these strategies in action,  including    Acknowledge the truth about your childhood  Understand your fathers behaviors and your defensive  responses  Be aware of warning signals to stop repetitive hard-wired  destructive patterns in your current life  Investigate past adult relationship mistakes, both personal and  professional  Practice and establish new patterns of behavior, including  positive brain imaging techniques  And others    The women whose stories are told in A LIFE OF THEIR OWN have  learned to recognize and change the patterns their fathers tried to  impose and have moved forward, fulfilled.  ","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49428326678832,"sku":"BDee8a","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49428326711600,"sku":"ZEee8a","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49428326744368,"sku":"ZMee8a","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ee8a-Square-cover.jpg?v=1779266744","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ee8a","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}